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You are not logged in. Register now. February 9, 2010
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Hills & Gardens
Package Delivery Thefts
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 02-03-2010

By Trudy Whitman

A new cell phone, a case of wine, wedding invitations, an Eddie Bauer raincoat…. This is not an old to-do list unearthed during a tidying-up effort. These are some of the items left by UPS drivers that were {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
This’ll Stir Your Appetite
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-27-2010

By Trudy Whitman

Mei Mei means little sister in Mandarin. It is also the name of Chef Robert Ribant’s beloved Siberian husky and just seemed to fit his new restaurant venture on Court Street in Cobble Hill — Café Mei Mei.

“Friends suggested that people would assume we were an Asian restaurant,” explained Ribant, who was executive chef at Michael’s in mid-town and also has experience at River Café, Hudson River Club, and Windows on the World. “That’s why I added An {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
A Wine Lover’s Paradise
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-20-2010

By Trudy Whitman

Location, location, location! That’s what got the Brooklyn Wine Exchange, 138 Court Street, off the ground. It’s next-door to the bustling Trader Joe’s — which does not sell alcohol — making it an easy one-and-two-and-we’ve-got-dinner shopping excursion for busy Brooklynites.

“It was really Joe who pulled the trigger,” explained Patrick Watson, referring to Joseph Mastriano, one of the three partners who opened the new shop on December 4. The other partner is Chris Modica. All three amigos have extensive {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Cards with a Difference
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-13-2010

By Trudy Whitman

“What about the paper idea?” This became somewhat of a mantra for Raegan Hirvela’s husband as his wife embarked on a serious study of what type of business to bring to Brownstone Brooklyn. He was well aware of his mate’s creativity; he was as impressed as all of the guests were by the invitations, place cards, and menus that Raegan had fashioned by hand for their own wedding. Raegan admitted a reverence for paper, but in her typical {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Mulching Those Christmas Trees
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 01-07-2010

By Trudy Whitman

The Department of Parks and Recreation and the Cobble Hill Tree Fund, an arm of the Cobble Hill Association, are partnering again to bring the neighborhood an opportunity to recycle Christmas trees by bringing them back down to earth. Mulchfest 2010 will take place this year on Saturday and Sunday January 9 and 10 at Cobble Hill Park (Congress and Clinton streets) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your tinsel-free trees there, but leave wreaths and garlands at home. Do take the kids along, however, to watch the mulcher make mincemeat of {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Film on Lost Mom & Pops
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 12-23-2009

Trudy Whitman

It’s not as if I ever required coaching regarding the significance of small business proprietors; my dad owned a men’s shop that supported our family for many years, and I can’t recall my father ever complaining about the long {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Park Meeting; Specialty Foods Store
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 12-16-2009

By Trudy Whitman

Last week NYC Parks Commissioner Adrian Benepe visited Cobble Hill to talk with Brooklyn residents about Brooklyn Bridge Park, the 1.3-mile 85-acre waterfront park that will stretch from Atlantic Avenue to Jay Street north of the Manhattan Bridge. The meeting, at which even standing room was at a premium, took place at Long {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Artists Trained as Social Project
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 12-01-2009

By Trudy Whitman

She graduated from Brown and received an MA from Columbia. She is only 30, but her CV is as lengthy and weighty as that of someone twice her age. And she says that although she loved growing up near Boston, New York always beckoned.

If you’ve conjured up an image of a Wall Street lioness-in-the-making with a six-figure salary who survived the market meltdown, conjure again. Marisa Catalina Casey possesses the intelligence, drive, and, certainly, the energy for {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Atlantic Ave.’s Holiday Glow
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-25-2009

By Trudy Whitman

It’s beginning to look a lot like a red, green (as in eco-friendly), and Creem Christmas on Atlantic Avenue! The message is that if you set sail for Atlantic, you can meet all your shopping needs, avoiding both your car and the maddening Manhattan holiday crowds. Below are a few highlights:

The Atlantic Avenue Local Development Corporation (AALDC) is offering Brooklynites a gift box brimming with events. On Thursday, December 3, at 6 p.m., at the Belarusian Church on Atlantic and Bond Street, it’s all about the lights. The annual Tree Lighting Ceremony — at which Council Member David Yassky flips the switch — {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Cobble Hill Upbeat on Economy
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-18-2009

Trudy Whitman

With alarming new job-loss and unemployment numbers published just the week before, one might have expected doom and gloom hovering over the Cobble Hill Association’s Fall 2009 General Membership Meeting, held on November 9 in the LICH conference center. After all, announcements for the meeting advertised a panel discussion focused on “Surviving the Economic Downturn in Cobble Hill.” What the audience heard instead, however, was a rather upbeat message about our little corner of the world. {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
It All Happens in the Park
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-11-2009

By Trudy Whitman

By mid-November, the days of leisurely park-bench lunches and swinging Thursday night summer concerts are just fond memories. But recent events in Cobble Hill Park at Clinton and Congress streets indicate that the neighborhood’s jewel in the crown is really a park for all seasons.

Before parading through the streets of Cobble Hill in full Halloween regalia for the 15th Annual Cobble Hill Costume Parade, local kids and adults alike gathered in the park on October 31, so {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Carroll Gardens Welcomes Rezoning
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 11-04-2009

By Trudy Whitman

Fait accompli! On Monday, October 26, the City Council voted unanimously in favor of the Department of City Planning’s Carroll Gardens/Columbia Street Waterfront District Contextual Rezoning proposal. The Council vote is the final step in the mandated ULURP review process. The idea behind the push to change the rules is to install “preservation rezoning,” explains City Planning, so that future development will match the existing “built character” of the community. In essence, the new laws change the zoning {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
Shape: Financial and Physical
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 10-28-2009

By Trudy Whitman

It’s on all of our minds, so why not meet and discuss it. And, indeed, we will. The focus of the Cobble Hill Association Fall General Membership meeting is “Surviving the Economic Downturn in Cobble Hill.” The meeting notice observes that many in the neighborhood work — or worked — in the hard-hit areas of finance, media, and law. It is no surprise, then, that the impact on these industries has filtered down to local restaurants, real estate, {read more...}





Hills & Gardens
The Importance of Cooking
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 10-21-2009

By Trudy Whitman
The directive in the press release asked invitees to “Please arrive with an appetite!!” A piece of cake for this guest. But, to stretch the food metaphor a little farther, I couldn’t help but recall how last week’s unveiling of the Culinary Arts Classroom at the High School for International Studies on Baltic and Court streets had its roots in events that occurred over 20 years ago. That’s when people came together to devise a plan to turn
{read more...}




Hills & Gardens
Halloween & Other Happenings
by Trudy Whitman (edit@brooklyneagle.net), published online 10-14-2009

By Trudy Whitman

Shake out those wigs and ferret out those fake fingers — Halloween is just around the corner — the corner of Clinton and Congress in Cobble Hill Park! If you’re new to the hood, the Cobble Hill Park Halloween Parade is a sight to behold. Last year the event attracted over 1,000 kids and their grownups. Since October 31 falls on a Saturday this year, event organizers expect an even larger crowd.

Beginning at 4 p.m., blocks surrounding the {read more...}







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